Stream Sampling on Whychus Creek

Creekside City Park Sisters, OR, United States

Sampling aquatic insects, including mayflies and stoneflies, provides important insights into the health of Whychus Creek. Volunteers meet at Creekside Park in Sisters for a sampling training, then, in teams of two to four, use nets to collect aquatic insect samples from the stream at sites along Whychus. This event is a great opportunity to…

SheJumps x COTA x Trail Sisters of Bend l Trail Work Event l Bend, OR

Swampy Lakes Sno-Park and Trail Head Bend, OR, United States

Please join SheJumps as they partner with Women of COTA and Trail Sisters of Bend for a day of trail work and learning! Whether running, hiking, mountain biking, or exercising with our dogs, hitting the trails is an important part of our lives in Central Oregon. That's why they're bringing together three amazing women-led groups…

Climate Protection Program Public Hearing Prep Event

Online Event

Do you want to make a difference for Oregon's climate AND communities? The Climate Protection Program (CPP) - which requires oil and gas companies to cut their pollution by 90% by 2050, and will provide ~$150 million of investments into Oregon's communities - needs YOUR help. The CPP is on the path to restoration after…

Free
Event Series Weeding at Franklin’s Corner

Weeding at Franklin’s Corner

Franklin's Corner Pollinator Garden Bend, OR, United States

No registration. Just show up. NE 9th and NE Franklin, Bend Parking on NE Larch. Drive east on NE Franklin to NE 10th Street, turn right and proceed one block to NE Larch, turn right. Bring weeding tools, shovel, bucket, gloves, hat, sunscreen, water. Friends and family are welcome. This is an outdoor event. We’ll…

Event Series Happy Hour in the Garden

Happy Hour in the Garden

The Environmental Center 16 NW Kansas Avenue, Bend, OR

Join us in our Kansas Avenue Learning Garden for our ongoing volunteer work party series. In 2022, volunteers contributed over 200 hours to help keep our learning garden maintained over the growing season. We couldn't do it without you! This event is open to all ages and gardening abilities! No experience or tools required. Beer…

Know Migrations – Natural History of Lake Abert at Worthy Brewing

Worthy Brewing 495 Northeast Bellevue Drive, Bend, OR, United States

Hear about Oregon's culturally and ecologically extraordinary hypersaline lake. Ron Larson, PhD shares why Lake Abert is so extraordinary - both culturally and ecologically, and that it urgently needs our ongoing attention so that it remains an essential part of the Great Basin eco

Natural History of Oregon’s Lake Abert in the Great Basin

Sunriver Homeowners Aquatic & Recreation Center Overlook Road, Sunriver, OR, United States

Hear about Oregon's culturally and ecologically extraordinary hypersaline lake. Registration recommended. Register here.  Ron Larson, PhD shares why Lake Abert is so extraordinary - both culturally and ecologically, and that it urgently needs our ongoing attention so that it remains an essential part of the Great Basin ecosystem.

Say Hey!® August 2024 – Bend, Oregon

OSU Cascades - Edward J. Ray Hall, Atrium 1500 SW Chandler Ave, Bend, OR, United States

Say Hey!® is an evening of community building. Its main purpose is to welcome professionals of color who recently relocated to Oregon or southwest Washington (aka Honorees) and help them get connected with our diverse communities. The program features an introduction of Honorees, food, networking and prizes. Partners in Diversity’s goal is to create an…

Film Screening: Crown Jewels The Mission To Save America’s Oldest Trees

Embark 2843 NW Lolo Dr., Bend, OR, United States

Join Central Oregon LandWatch and Oregon Wild for a special screening of the documentary “Crown Jewels” to learn more about the value of mature and old-growth forests, and the fight to protect them. The event will feature a panel discussion with Q&A and an opportunity to write a letter to the US Forest Service calling…

Free
Event Series Weeding at Franklin’s Corner

Weeding at Franklin’s Corner

Franklin's Corner Pollinator Garden Bend, OR, United States

No registration. Just show up. NE 9th and NE Franklin, Bend Parking on NE Larch. Drive east on NE Franklin to NE 10th Street, turn right and proceed one block to NE Larch, turn right. Bring weeding tools, shovel, bucket, gloves, hat, sunscreen, water. Friends and family are welcome. This is an outdoor event. We’ll…